Electric induction motor



April 19, 1932. J. w. SWENDSEN I 1,855,073

ELECTRIC INDUCTION MOTOR 1 Filed Feb. 26. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l Aprii 19, 1932. J. w. SWENDSEN 1,855,073

ELECTRIC INDUCTION MOTOR Filed Feb. 26, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented 19, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT -OFFICE 10m WALFRED SWENDSEN, OF OSLO, NORWAY ELECTRIC INDUCTION MOTOR a lication he February to, 1930, Serial No. 431,534, and in Germany February as, 1920.

The present invention relates generally to induction motors and especially to induction motors of the short-circuited type. The main this invention, this result is obtained by form object of this invention is to provide an in- .duction motor, where the magnetic leakage loss is reduced to a minimum. According to m the short-circuited bars in substantially a -sha e in such a way that the bent-up portions the bars will be influenced by the magnetic field at and around the ends of the coils in the primary winding.

To make this invention generally understood, it will in the following be described with reference to the drawings, illustrating preferred embodiments of the invention. In the drawings,

Fig. 1 illustrates a longitudinal cross section of an induction motor according to this n invention.

circuitin g bars,

Fig. 2 is an end view, partly in section, of the motor shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fractional cross section on a larger scale, illustrating one end of the short which are bent around the end of the primary winding.

Fig. 4 illustrates the app 'cation of this invention to a short-circuiting motor of that type which employs strip-wound ring-shaped ma etic cores, and

ig. 5 illustrates a fraction, showing a modified construction of a motor as illustrated in Fig. 4.

In the drawings, Figs. 1-3, 1 represents the stator of the motor, which is equipped with conventional field coils 2. A short-circuited rotor 3 is in the conventional way arranged on an axle 4. The rotor 3 according to this invention is provided with shortcircuited bars 5, the ends 6 and 7 of which are bent radially outwards in such a way that they encircle the free ends of the field coils 2. Short-circuiting rings 8 and 9 are arranged on the ends'of the bent-up portions 6 and 7 of the bars 5; a

In order to make the assembly and taking apart of the motor possible, the curved end sections 6 and 7 of the bars may be attached to these b% means of bolts and nuts 10,-as shown in ig. 1. Thus, when the rotor is to be taken out of the motor, the bolts 10 are removed,.whereby the ring 9 with all the end sections 6 can be removed from the rotor and the latter be pulled out between the stator In Fig. 4 the invention is shown applied to that type of motors, where strip-wound magnetic elements a are used. The stripwound elements are generally formed in the shape of rings, and a motor of this type generally has one rotor element on each side of a ring-wound stator element. In this type of motors, it is very important that the under and upper ends of the stator coils shall effectively take part in producing the torque.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the motor consists of a stator 11, which by means of suitablelegs or the like 12 is fastened to the motor house 13. The stator is provided with a ring-wound primary coil 14. In the motor house, there is further arranged an axle 15, to which rotor elements 17 and 18 are attached by means of suitable hubs 19 and 20. The short-circuiting bars 21 and 22 of each of the rotor elements have generally U-shape and encircle practically each one half of the circumference of "the stator, i. c. it will only be that little part left which is necessary for the legs 12 to pass in between the rin s 23 and 24 on the outside'of the stator.

n the outside, the short-circuiting bars are equipped with rings 23 and 24 which substantially cover the outside of the stator coils, and on the inner side the bars may be equipped with rings 25, 26, which may be positioned adjacent to each other.

In Fig. 5 a fractional part of the motor of the above described type is shown, where, however, the rings 25, 26 on the inside of the stator 11 have been removed, and each of the bars 21, 22' is connected together by means 2 a mums In this way a motor is pro ided, where the short-circuitmg bars practically surround the whole stator in an in-bent U-shape, and the flexible parts 27 of the secondary circuit will make the assembly and disassembly of the mo-. tor practical.

It will be understood that this invention a is not limited to the above described details,

as these have only been examples, whereby the invention may be readily understood by anybody skilled in the art.

Claims: 1. An induction motor comprisi a stator havin field coils, a rotor havin ort circuitef bars carried thereby, said are having short circuiti influenced by the magnetic flux produced the ends of the coils.

2. A motor, comprising a stator having field coils extending from the ends thereof, a rotor having U-shaped short circuited bars thereon, the ends of the field coils being confined between the arms of the short circuited bars, both terminals of the short circuited bars havin rings thereon encircling the ends of the fiel coils.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name unto this cification.

J OHAN W RED SW'ENDSEN.

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